Closure operator



Patented Feb. 28, 1922.

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CLOSURE OPERATOR.

APPLICATION FlLED JULY 12,1918. 1,407,828. Patented Feb. 28, 1922.

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Attorney.

WILLIAM ASBURY, OF NEW YGRK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO STRAIGHT rArsur OFFICE.

LINE REGULATOR CORPORATION, 01* NEW YORK, N. Y.

CLOSURE OPERATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb, 28 1922,

Application filed July 12, 1918. Serial No. 244,468.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l VILLIAM Asnuny, citizen of the United States, and resident of New York, in the cquntyof New vYork and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Closure Operators, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to closure operators, and its particular object is to provide means for conveniently and easily raising and lowering a window sash. hile the invention is primarily intended for use in connection with the windows of automobiles and the like, nevertheless it will be understood that the principles involved herein may be util iz'ed in other connections if desired.

A further object is to provide an operatmechanism by which a window sash may be readily lifted and otherwise moved to the end that the weight of the sash may be transported off of the lifting mechanism.

'21 further object is to provide a device of this character in which all of the parts are suitably supported and tensioned so that no rattling of the parts is possible at any time.

A further object is to provide means cooperative directly between the sash and the operating element adapted to stand under tension at all times in a manner so as to prevent rattling of the parts.

it further object is to provide the device with means whereby it will serve positively to support the window sash in any position of adjustment to which the sash maybe elevated.

Other objects and aims of the invention, more or less specificthan those referred to above, will be in part obvious and in part pointed out in the course of the following description of the elements, combinations, arrangements of parts and applications of principles, constituting the invention; and the scope of protection contemplated will be indicated in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which are to be taken as part ofthis specification, and in which 1 have shown merely a preferred form of embodiment of the invention:

Figure 1 is a sideelevational view of a closure operating'device constructed in accordance with this invention, I

Fig. 2 a plan view of the sprocket wheels,

Two sprocket wheels 3 and,

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the mechanism shown in Fig. 1,

F i is a bottom view of the handle showing the central disc,

Fig. 5 is face view of the looking mechanism, showing'the equalizing spring,

Fig. 6 is a sectional view through the handle and the recess plate,

Fig. 7 is a similar view with the thumb piece lowered,

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the cam plate employed;

The entire mechanism shown in the drawings is mounted on a frame comprisinga vertical plate, 1, having an oil-set brace 1 and both provided with flanges 1" to secure them to the frame 2 of the vehicle or its door. 1 are loosely which are riveted to carried by the studs 5 the plate 1'.

Integral with the wheel 3 is a gear wheel 6 meshing with and driven by a pinion 7.

Adjacent to wheels 3 and 4- is a large sprocl-zet wheel 8 carrying on its inner side a spiral spring 9, oneend of which is secured to the wheel by a stud 10 and the other end of the spring is attached to ahub 1.1 pivoted on the rivet 12 and adjustable by means of the screw 13 passing through the arcuate slot liof which the rivet 12 is the centre and by loosening the screw 13 the wheel may be. swung to the left and the chain 15 removed or adjusted. This means may also be employed to loosen the chain 15 or tighten it and the spring is held against the wheel 8' by means of clips 8'.

of th links of the chain 15 carries a lateral stud 16 as shown in Fig. 3, having a head 17, said stud being adapted to enter the slot 18 of a hinged cam plate 19 which swings (in a pint-lo 20 carried by eyes 21 on the lower edge of the window frame 22 carrying the pane 23. As shown in Figure 8, cam plate 19- has its slot 18 opeirat the right hand end, as at 50, so that the stud 16 may pass freely into and out of said slot. lower portion of the wall of the slot is preferably cut away, as at 51, for facilitating the The portions are connected by a relatively inclined surface portion 26.

A spring 25% surrounds the pintle 20 and serves normally to press the lower portion of the cam plate toward the chain 15. This spring serves also, therefore, to press the upper portion of the cam plate, and with it the lower portion of the window f1211118, outwardly in a direction away from the chain;

The window frame 22 is formed with an overhanging ledge portion 54 at its outer surface disposed for engaging over a stationary bar 25 which is carried by the outer wall portion of the vehicle body.

When the window sash is at rest in itselerated position the portion 54 rests wholly upon the bar 2:). At this time the stud16 is substantially in the position shown by the dotted line representation thereof indicated by 56 in Fig. 1.

In order to lower the sash the chain 15 is operated. so that the stud moves from the position 56 through the open end 50 of the slot 18 and into engagement with the edge surface 57 of the slot 18. By reason ofthe relatively inclined disposition of the upper lead 58 of the chain this movement of the stud is such that the stud after engaging the surface 57 will lift said surface, and with it the window sash and the part 54, a suitable distance to disengage the part 54 from the part 25 By the time the sash has been thus lifted the head 17 of the stud will move into engagement with the inclined surface 26 of the cam plate and in riding over' said surface 26 will press back the upper port-ion of the cam plate, and with it the window sash. By

the time the head 17 begins to ride upon the surface of t 1e cam plate the part 54 will stand entirely outof the path of the bar 25. The stud has by this time passed itshighest point upon the sprocket 3 and begins to descend with the vertical leg 58 of tliechain meanwhile riding to the extreme left hand end of the slot and holding the cam plate pressed substantially flush with the chain. In its downward movement the portion 54 will pass freely inside the bar 25 and the tension of the spring 24: willserve to hold the cam plate and'the parts related directly thereto under sutlicient tension to prevent rattling at all times.

\Vhen it is desired to return the window to its upper position the chain is simply moved to carry the stud upwardly. As the stud approaches its uppermost position and rounds the sprocket 3 the part 54 will have again assumed a position in av plane above the bar 25. Then as the stud is moved to the right along the slot its head 17 travels down the incline 26 and allows the spring 24 to press the part 54 outwardly over the bar 25.

Movement of the stud downwardly along the inclined leg of the chain to the position thereupon allows the window to move downwardly so that the part 54 settles firmly over the bar 25 again, the spring'2 l at all times continuing itsfunction of preventing rattling of the window frame, even after the part 54 has settled in its final position upon the bar.

The pinion 7 is operated by the handle 27 whosespindle 28 is secured by a screw to the disc 29 with two teeth 30 and adapted to rotate inthe plate 31 secured in the frame of the vehicle. On the inner side of the plate 31 is secured string 32 with inner serrations or teeth 38 while beyond the ring is a disc 8a attached by means-of the spindle with'the pinion 7. i i p A face view of the disc 34 and ring 32 is shown in Fig. 5 and it will be seen-that the disc carries pivoted pawls 36 which normally engage the teeth 33, being; forced into engagement therewith by the spring 37car-- While the handle 27 is in its normal position, teeth 30 in the perforation 39 is located between theupper ends of the pawls.

36 and they engage the teeth 33, but when the t-oothis moved against one of the pawls said pawl is released from thetcethof the ring and the disc with the pinion 7 is allowed to rotate in the diiection ofi that pawl and.

to rot-ate the sprocket wheel 3and move the chain so that the stud 16 moves the window sash up or down.

After pressure of the hand against the handle 27 is relieved, the spring ,41 will cause the handle to again move to an intermediate or neutral. position with its teeth 30 out of engagement with the pawls. The spring'37 will then cause both pawls to again stand in engagement with the teeth 33 so that fur-. ther rotation of the pinion 7 will beobstructed. In'this way the window may be held positively supported in any intermediate positionto which it may be purposely moved by the handle 2-7. V

In case that the window is being moved downward its weight is compensated for by the spring 9 andwhen thelink carrying the stud reaches the bottom of its-sprocket in the vehicle body a 'finger43 carried by the chain comes in contact with a stop 44- and the only, movement then possible is the elevation of the sash. .i a I At the outer end ofthe. handle 27 is a thumb piece 45to manipulate the same and which Is held in its operative position by the spring dti havingi a perforation-Enema its outer end into which fitstheipointed ball 482'. of the thumb piece; Whenrit is desiredtomove the thumb piece into 1 such position: as

to-prevent its catching anddamaging cloth ing or other fabrics, the thumb piece may be tgurnml down into the position shown in The operation of the device is as follows: The drawings show the stud 16 in the slot and having passed the cam face 26 it has elevated and retracted the sash so that it is now in position to descend into the pocket. On

further turning the handle 27 the stud.

passes to the extreme left of the slot 18 and Its link carries it down the side of sprocket 3 to the bottom of the pocket with the sash, and the weightof thelatter is supported by the spring 9 because A the chain turns the wheel 8 and puts the spring under further tensionuntil the chain is arrested by the stop 44.

When it is desired to return the sash to the window, the handle isturned, one of the teeth 30 releases the proper pawl 36 and the pinion 7 rotates the gear wheel 6 and the sprocket 3 and the chain with the stud moves upward carrying the sash and the stud 16. When the proper position is reached by the sash, it passes down the incline of the cam face of the slot 18 and the spring 24 throws the overturned edge 54 of the window frame outward into position to engage the bar 25.

When the stud passes further out of the slot, the sash is pulled onto the bar 25 and covers the window opening. There is no further need to turn thechain in that direction so the operator will ceaseturning the handle, but the stud or its link will eventually engage the stop 49 at the end of the cam plate and drop slightly so as to leave the sashresting on the bar 25. a H

To take out the glass channel 22, a further movement of the handle releases the stud from the plateentirely.

As many changescould be made in this construction without departing from the scope of the following claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the abovedescription, or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim is: I

1. In a closure operating mechanism, the combination with a slidably mounted and laterally ,displaceable closure member, of operating means for said'closure member, connections between the closure member and said operating means includinga resiliently operated part constructed normally to urge the closure member toward its laterally displaced position, and the operating. means comprising a part for controlling the effectiveness of said connections to laterally displace the closure member.

2. Ina closure operating mechanism, the combination with a slidably mounted and laterally displaceable closure member, of operating means for said closure member, connections between said closure member and said operating means including a resiliently operated part arranged to exert a pressure against the operating means and a resultant pressure against the closure member thereby tending to displacethe closure member lat.- erally, the operatingmeans comprising a part operable at one time to overcome said tendency and thereby to retain the closure member against lateral displacement, and operable at another time to permit said tendency to be exerted.

3. In a closure operating mechanism, the combination with a slidably mounted and laterally displaceable closure member, of opcrating means for the closure member, connections between the closure member and said operating means including a. part pive otally connected with the closure member, means resiliently urging said pivotally connected part against the operating means for producing a resultant pressure tending to displace the closure member away from said operating means, said pivotally connected part having-a cam face thereon, and said operating means comprising a part adapted to engage said cam face and to 00-. operate therewith for moving said pivotally connected part against saidmentioned pressure.

combination with a slidably mounted and laterally displaceable closure member and a frame therefor having a part into overhanging relation with which the closure member moves upon lateral displacement of the closure member, of operating means for the closure member, connections between the closuremember and said operating means including a part pivotally connectedwith I the closure member, means resiliently urging said pivotally connected part against the operating means for producing a resultant pressure tending to displace the closure memberlaterally away from said operating means, said operating means comprising a chain, means by whichto move the chain, a lug carried by and pro ecting from the chain into engagement with said pivotally con nected part for sliding said closure member in response to certain movements of the chain, said lug having a portion disposed for engaging saidpivotally connected part in amanner to cooperate therewith for permitting said pivotally connected part to displace theclosure member laterally'during a further mo-vementof the chain.

5. In a closure operating mechanism, the combination with a slidably mounted and laterally displaceable closure member, of operating means for said closure member, connections between said closure member and said operating means including a resiliently operated part arranged to exert a pressure against the operating means and a resultant pressure against the closure member thereby tending to displacethe closure member laterally, and the operating means comprising a: part for controlling theeffectiveness of said resiliently operated part to laterally displace the closure member.

(111i a closure operating mechanism, the combination. with a slidably mounted and laterally displaceable closure member, of operating means for said closure member, connectionsbetween said closure member and said operating means includlng a' resiliently operated part arranged to exert a pressure against the operat-ing'means and a resultant pressure against the closure member thereby tending to displace-the closure member laterally, and-the operating means comprising a movable member; means to manually move erating means iorsaid closuremember, con nections between Silltl closure member and said operating means including a part pivotall connected with the closure member,

means resiliently urging said pivotally mounted part against theoperating means 't'orproducing a resultant pressure te nding to. displace the closure member away from said operating means, and said operating means comprising a=part for controlling the efiectiveness of said pivotally mounted part to displace the closure member.

8.- In a closure operating mechanism, the

combination with a slidably mounted and laterally displaccable closure member and a frame therefor having a part lnto-overhanging relation with which the closure member mores upon lateral displacement of the'cl'osure member," of operating means for 1 the closure member, connections between the closure member and said operating means including a part pivotally connected with the closure member, means resiliently urging sai dpn'ota lly connected p art against the operatingineans for producing a resultantpressure tending to displace the closure member laterall y away from said operating means, saidoperatingmeans comprising a channmeans by which tomove thecham, a

lug carriedby and projecting from the chain into engagement with said pivotally connected part for sliding said closuremember; in response to certain movements of the chain, and said lug having a portion for engaging said pivotally' connectedpart in' a manner toholdsaidpivotally connected part tens-ionedto" thereby avoid rattling of'the parts.

9; Ina closure operatingmechanism, the combin'ationwith a slidably mounted closure member, of operating 'meansfor said'closure member comprising an endless chain, ajpair 0t sprockets spaced apart over which said chain passes, means for moving; said chainabout' said sprockets, apart carried-bythe closure member having a slot therein, a connectmgmember carried by" saidchain en-- gaging Within said slot so as to slide the closure member as said chain is" operated to movesaid connecting member along-onelead of said chain, and aiurther sprocket over which the chain passes being arranged laterally from one otsaid other sprockets Whereby'toprovide a leadlof'the chain disposed for moving said'connectinw member longitudinally along theslot, and the connecting" member having aportion dis-posed for engaging one Wall ot the slot during increment otsaid connecting member along, said last mentioned lead of the chain for producing a morement oi the closure mem-; her, said slot being open at one" end, and said connectingmember being arranged to i move outwardly through the open end of said slot by movement of the connecting member alongsaid'l'ast mentioned lead of 'the chain to thereby disconnecttheclosuref member from the-chain.

1.0. Ina closure operating mechanisin, the comlnnati'on with a shdably mounted and laterally displaceable closure fmember, of

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